Currently I use a LePotato which is 100Mbit and I get full 100mbit/s through sftp.
I also have a C2 and in iperf it was 1Gbit/s but I could never reach those values through sftp/ssh. Are you using Samba/Windows Share?
Can you try iperf. It is in the network-tools addon iirc.
Thanks for your feedback Ray!
I do not use samba anymore (I thought it became more shaky when I replaced my server), I use NFS from my Synology server.
I will see if I am able to execute on iperf, seems a bit too complex for me. I successfully installed the Network Tools on my box though. See if I can find a good guide.
I discussed this matter with a friend, and we agreed on that changing the label name to utilize internal memory may not make a difference as the kodi folders might still remain on the SD card (bottleneck)
I also consider installtointernal
Hi @Ray, I got this working with help from a friend. I must say I am a bit surprised by the result, in several ways. It is much better that what I have measured by moving a file back and forth. On the other hand, quite disappointing given the fact that this is gbit network:
Connecting to host 192.168.1.28, port 5201
[ 4] local 192.168.1.166 port 51744 connected to 192.168.1.28 port 5201
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 4] 0.00-1.00 sec 22.2 MBytes 186 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 1.00-2.00 sec 23.1 MBytes 194 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 2.00-3.00 sec 25.1 MBytes 211 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 3.00-4.00 sec 25.2 MBytes 212 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 4.00-5.00 sec 25.1 MBytes 210 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 5.00-6.00 sec 25.1 MBytes 211 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 6.00-7.00 sec 24.5 MBytes 206 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 7.00-8.00 sec 23.8 MBytes 199 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 8.00-9.00 sec 24.8 MBytes 208 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 9.00-10.00 sec 25.4 MBytes 213 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 4] 0.00-10.00 sec 244 MBytes 205 Mbits/sec sender
[ 4] 0.00-10.00 sec 244 MBytes 205 Mbits/sec receiver
What is your take on this? Is the SD-card the bottleneck still? After all, I have huge problems playing UHD movies and the bandwidth (~200 mbps) should be good enough for streaming uhd content
No something is wrong. When I do this on my C2 I get 980mbit
Are you sure your cable and port on router switch supports gbit?
Hi @Ray, yes, something is definitely wrong. Big time. I updated some drivers on the computer this morning, and had another run. I reversed the setup, having the windows computer acting as a server and the minix as the client. An this is another ball game:
[ 5] local 192.168.1.231 port 46466 connected to 192.168.1.166 port 5201
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr Cwnd
[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 6.26 MBytes 52.5 Mbits/sec 0 212 KBytes
[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 4.69 MBytes 39.3 Mbits/sec 0 212 KBytes
[ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 5.82 MBytes 48.8 Mbits/sec 0 212 KBytes
[ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 5.75 MBytes 48.2 Mbits/sec 0 212 KBytes
[ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 6.51 MBytes 54.6 Mbits/sec 0 212 KBytes
[ 5] 5.00-6.00 sec 6.31 MBytes 52.9 Mbits/sec 0 212 KBytes
[ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 6.57 MBytes 55.2 Mbits/sec 0 212 KBytes
[ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 5.89 MBytes 49.4 Mbits/sec 0 212 KBytes
[ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 6.45 MBytes 54.1 Mbits/sec 0 212 KBytes
[ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 6.41 MBytes 53.8 Mbits/sec 0 212 KBytes
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr
[ 5] 0.00-10.00 sec 60.7 MBytes 50.9 Mbits/sec 0 sender
[ 5] 0.00-10.00 sec 60.4 MBytes 50.7 Mbits/sec receiver
Yeah, everything is connected through cat6- cables and gbit switches
Keep in mind that installtointernal is discouraged and not supported by CoreELEC;
a safer, supported compromise is described here;
https://discourse.coreelec.org/t/how-to-boot-from-sd-usb-using-internal-storage-for-data/82/8
Thanks for the heads up Poida, I am well aware. But to be honest, I do not see any other way forward, as the “safer” way did not improve performance at all!!
@Ray
I did some more exntended testing. I moved the MINIX and connected it to the router directly, and also introduced my homebuilt Libreelec HTPC. This time, one old switch and my windows desktop was bypassed. When Minix acted as a server, and Libreelecbox as a client, I got some other figures.
Connecting to host 192.168.1.28, port 5201
[ 5] local 192.168.1.35 port 38142 connected to 192.168.1.28 port 5201
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr Cwnd
[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 107 MBytes 899 Mbits/sec 0 2.90 MBytes
[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 112 MBytes 942 Mbits/sec 0 2.90 MBytes
[ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 112 MBytes 944 Mbits/sec 0 2.90 MBytes
[ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 111 MBytes 934 Mbits/sec 0 2.90 MBytes
[ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 112 MBytes 944 Mbits/sec 0 2.90 MBytes
[ 5] 5.00-6.00 sec 111 MBytes 933 Mbits/sec 0 2.90 MBytes
[ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 112 MBytes 944 Mbits/sec 0 2.90 MBytes
[ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 112 MBytes 943 Mbits/sec 0 2.90 MBytes
[ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 112 MBytes 944 Mbits/sec 0 2.90 MBytes
[ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 111 MBytes 934 Mbits/sec 0 2.90 MBytes
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr
[ 5] 0.00-10.00 sec 1.09 GBytes 936 Mbits/sec 0 sender
[ 5] 0.00-10.00 sec 1.09 GBytes 934 Mbits/sec receiver
When Libreelecbox was server, and the MINIX acting as client, the figures are not that impressing:
Accepted connection from 192.168.1.231, port 60366
[ 5] local 192.168.1.35 port 5201 connected to 192.168.1.231 port 60367
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate
[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 34.2 MBytes 287 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 37.7 MBytes 316 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 37.5 MBytes 315 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 38.0 MBytes 319 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 37.7 MBytes 316 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 5.00-6.00 sec 38.1 MBytes 320 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 37.2 MBytes 312 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 37.8 MBytes 317 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 38.6 MBytes 324 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 38.1 MBytes 320 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 10.00-10.05 sec 2.14 MBytes 331 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate
[ 5] 0.00-10.05 sec 377 MBytes 315 Mbits/sec receiver
Might the conclusion be that the switch/windows computer is shit, and at the same time the SD-card can’t keep up?
Another test with Libreelecbox (for comparison), and the windows desktop and older switch involved, Libreelecbox as a server, and windows as a client:
Accepted connection from 192.168.1.166, port 50479
[ 5] local 192.168.1.35 port 5201 connected to 192.168.1.166 port 50480
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate
[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 91.7 MBytes 769 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 96.7 MBytes 812 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 108 MBytes 902 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 91.5 MBytes 767 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 109 MBytes 918 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 5.00-6.00 sec 109 MBytes 913 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 95.7 MBytes 803 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 109 MBytes 913 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 109 MBytes 910 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 92.0 MBytes 772 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 10.00-10.04 sec 2.66 MBytes 635 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate
[ 5] 0.00-10.04 sec 1014 MBytes 847 Mbits/sec receiver
Seems like the speed of the Minix’s sd card is pretty fucked up, despite I utilize the internal memory, as @Poida recommended.
I will consider installtointernal, as it is now, the box is useless at the moment. The purpose to buy it was to have a hassle free way of watching 4k content, and it is not even close to achieve that.
iperf doesn’t rely on your storage speed.
Not sure why your client mode is so much slower, but over 300Mbps is more than plenty for streaming 4K HDR content.
Thanks for your feedback! Okay, so storage might not be a factor. And I agree with you, 200-300 mbps should be enough for any content.
But, it is so annoying that I only can get a fifth of the speed I “should” get. It seems to me that I can rule out every network component from the equation, no cable or switch seem to be the bottleneck.
Then neither will installtointernal. Both methods use the same internal storage for data . All you stand to acheive is loss of support 
I use 2 x96 boxes (S905, 2GB/16GB, 1GB eth). Transfer speeds from my NAS are also crap and I only managed to stream from it, without buffering, when I changed from SMB to NFS shares. I’m not sure what your setup is, just thought it worth mentioning, because I’ve not had an issue since (I don’t bother with 4K files though, so can’t comment on them) 
Yeah, I also use NFS nowadays.
I tried a 4k movie yesterday, 21gb so not that heavy. I took a minute to start and it stopped about 10 times to buffer during the two hour movie.
Not really satisfying, unfortunately.
Read this as as well
Have you logged into your router and looked at the connected devices.
My router shows the speed connection of all connected devices both WiFi and Ethernet.
I only have Cat5 cables in my home and don’t do 4K anything so mine looks as below.
Thanks for the tip @kostaman. I read the link, weird that cat5e isn’t enough. In my case that is not an issue, I only have cat6, so that shouldn’t be a problem.
I will move my Minix box to the same location as my homebuilt (Intel mobo based) Libreelec HTPC and test IPERF from there. Since the connection for the Libreelec box is terrific (about 900 mbps) I assume that my Minix should deliver more or less the same from the exact same network location. I will notify you about the result!
Thank you all for your support and wisdom.
When it comes to router interface, I have a quite good router but with a crappy interface. I have a ASUS RT-AC68u. I guess I need to install Merlin to have the possibility to see connection type!
Wow. I am so sorry guys.
When I walked through my iperf logs I discovered something weird. Every now and then, I strange ip address appeared. I checked it up and it belongs to the wireless network adapter for the minix. I have no clue why this was enabled, but I can’t rule out that I enabled it upon installation. And I thought that it was put on sleep when a ethernet cable was connected too. But anyway, I get real nice figures in both server and client mode with the wireless adapter disabled:
CoreELEC (official): 8.95.7 (S912.arm)
Minix:~ # iperf3 -c 192.168.1.166
Connecting to host 192.168.1.166, port 5201
[ 5] local 192.168.1.28 port 33485 connected to 192.168.1.166 port 5201
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr Cwnd
[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 98.1 MBytes 822 Mbits/sec 0 271 KBytes
[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 100 MBytes 843 Mbits/sec 0 271 KBytes
[ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 112 MBytes 941 Mbits/sec 0 271 KBytes
[ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 97.4 MBytes 817 Mbits/sec 0 271 KBytes
[ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 112 MBytes 935 Mbits/sec 0 271 KBytes
[ 5] 5.00-6.00 sec 113 MBytes 944 Mbits/sec 0 271 KBytes
[ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 103 MBytes 867 Mbits/sec 0 271 KBytes
[ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 112 MBytes 938 Mbits/sec 0 271 KBytes
[ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 113 MBytes 947 Mbits/sec 0 271 KBytes
[ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 93.9 MBytes 788 Mbits/sec 0 271 KBytes
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr
[ 5] 0.00-10.00 sec 1.03 GBytes 884 Mbits/sec 0 sender
[ 5] 0.00-10.00 sec 1.03 GBytes 883 Mbits/sec receiver
iperf Done.
Minix:~ # iperf3 -s
Server listening on 5201
Accepted connection from 192.168.1.166, port 51491
[ 5] local 192.168.1.28 port 5201 connected to 192.168.1.166 port 51492
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate
[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 110 MBytes 923 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 77.6 MBytes 651 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 112 MBytes 941 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 112 MBytes 941 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 93.6 MBytes 785 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 5.00-6.00 sec 112 MBytes 942 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 112 MBytes 941 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 92.9 MBytes 780 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 106 MBytes 887 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 105 MBytes 880 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 10.00-10.00 sec 266 KBytes 934 Mbits/sec
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate
[ 5] 0.00-10.00 sec 1.01 GBytes 867 Mbits/sec receiver
This is very embarrassing of course…sorry, and thanks to all of you!
Good to hear you found the issue. May I ask is your buffering issue now fixed with using your gigabit connection. It probably went through wifi before and wifi is not suitable for 4K streaming (even 100Mbit ethernet is more reliable)
Yes, everything is working as one can expect with a Minix and a gbit connection. Everything is lightning fast with no buffering what so ever. The minix is running in circles round my other HTPC, I will buy another S912 box right away to replace it. But maybe another one with gbit ethernet port, I need to do some investigation first. Anyway, I really like the power in these boxes.
Thanks again!!